JLPT N2 · Noun

灯油 (touyu)

灯油 (とうゆ, touyu) is a Japanese noun meaning “kerosene; paraffin”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうゆ
Romaji: touyu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil · noun

Example sentences

雪の多いところでは、灯油は必需品です。

In places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 灯油

灯

lamp, a light, lightトウ・ひ・ほ- · 6 strokes

油

oil, fatユ・ユウ・あぶら · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 灯油.

電灯でんとうelectric light灯ひlight灯台とうだいlighthouse蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp醤油しょうゆsoy sauce油あぶらoil石油せきゆoil油断ゆだんnegligence原油げんゆcrude oil油絵あぶらえoil painting

Source: JMdict entry 1448760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.